rapetisserions
Syllables
ra-pe-tis-se-rions
Pronunciation
/ʁa.pə.ti.se.ʁjɔ̃/
Stress
00011
Morphemes
ra- + petit- + -isserions
The word 'rapetisserions' is divided into five syllables: ra-pe-tis-se-rions. It's the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'rapetisser', meaning 'we would be making smaller'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules with consonant clusters treated as single onsets.
Definitions
- 1
To be making smaller, to be diminishing in size.
We would be making smaller / We would diminish.
“Si nous avions le temps, nous rapetisserions les images.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'se'.
Syllables
ra — Open syllable, onset 'ʁ', nucleus 'a'. pe — Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'ə'. tis — Closed syllable, onset 't', nucleus 'i'. se — Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'ə', primary stress. rions — Closed syllable, onset 'ʁ', nucleus 'ɔ̃' (nasal vowel)
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are treated as single onsets or codas when permissible by French phonotactics.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of the 'r' sound do not affect syllabification.
- Nasal vowels function as syllable nuclei.
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